About Leslie Wake

Leslie Wake is an essayist and song writer whose creative nonfiction and humor pieces have appeared in anthologies and inspirational books including Scribblers, Letters to my Mother:Tributes to the Women Who Give Us Life and Love, and A Cup of Comfort for Mothers and Sons. Visit her music website.

A few months ago, Writing it Real subscriber Leslie Wake suggested that she interview me about the writing of my memoir, A New Theology: Turning to Poetry in a Time of Grief. We began an email correspondence that resulted in the interview we are posting this week. I was honored to be asked to talk … Continue reading →